This Just In: Chung, Povich To Buy in Washington

By

juliet chung and

kelsey hubbarD

Updated Nov. 13, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

Connie Chung and Maury Povich are in contract to buy a home listed for $8.98 million in the Embassy Row area of Washington.

"The house just felt extraordinarily right," says Ms. Chung, adding that Mr. Povich had been trying for years to get her to move to Washington, where the veteran anchor and talk-show host both grew up. The 12,500-square-foot English manor-style home they picked has seven bedrooms and sits on a third of an acre. The house includes a music room and rooftop terrace and comes with a pool. The...